January 15, 2015 – B4BC | Boarding For Breast Cancer

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT // Surfing for Life Foundation

BlogBy b4bcadmin January 15, 2015

Letters like this fill our hearts with hope + happiness. Tom Brown was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in 2008 and founded the Surfing for Life Foundation in between nearly 40 rounds of chemo as a way to raise cancer prevention awareness amongst the surfing community. Through his iconic blue wristbands and cancer screening events, the Surfing For Life Foundation donates back to organizations that align with that mission. Tom comes by the B4BC office and drops off a check for us every quarter, and to date has donated over $3,000. Thank you Tom for all the good work that you do, and for being an inspiration to those fighting cancer everywhere!

EARLY RETIREMENT FOR B4BC TEAM RIDER KAITLYN FARRINGTON

BlogBy b4bcadmin January 15, 2015

It breaks our hearts to announce this, but Team B4BC rider and Olympic halfpipe gold medalist Kaitlyn Farrington will be retiring from competition due to a spinal condition. We are behind her 100% as she navigates the next steps in her snowboard career and inspires us with her always sunny attitude, and can’t wait to see what is next to come for her!

Throwback Thursday

BlogBy b4bcadmin January 15, 2015

Throwback to this amazing Trevor Graves shot of snowboarding’s female pioneers Barrett Christy and Megan Pischke in 1996…this limited print and others will be available for purchase with additional prints by Asymbol artists at the official Chasing Sunshine Post-Premiere Celebration at the Caribou Club Aspen next Wednesday, Jan. 21! Net proceeds will benefit B4BC‘s Chasing Sunshine Project and individuals touched by breast cancer as they make the transition from patient to survivor. More information and ticket sales here. See you there!